The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-06-10

nor IN heaven Such sentiments
coming from one who processes to
be a follower of Christ is truly as
founding. They made the cold
chills run over MS; and, although
we make no pFetensiOns of piety,
we pity Bishop Thompson from the
bottom of our heart. Hamilton did
no worse when he struck the dead
hero in the face with bis pistol
while in the last thrOes of death.
God deliver us from a religion that
make men no better than 10 barber
such sentiments as are declared by
the Bishep above"
Bishop Thompson was seen to-day,
and, after the article was shown him. de-
clared emphatically that a great injustice
had been done him that the language
attributed to him was a 4 gross perversion
of what he had said to Col. Mayors. He
did not think that any of his friends would
believe him guilty of using such language.
He had told Mayors that the sentiment of
Jackson was strongly to the effect that
Hamilton's story was true that be, the
Bishop, believed it and would continue to
believe it till it was shown to be otherwise
in the courts. He said he also told
Mayors that he thought Hamilton incapa-
BILE of such a crime as was being charged
against him. He also told him the death
of Gambrell was the usual outcome of all
such men, who loaded themselves down
with weapons, aud deprecated the fact
that not only Gambrell but too many Mis-
~sissippians made walking arsenals of
themselves, and that the natural result
of such a thing was fights and deaths.
The conversation with Mayors took place
on the hotel gallery aud went on in a quiet
way till Mrs. Mayors said she thought it a
cruel assassination, when he said no more.
Mayors did not seem excited, and how he
got his language mixed up, the Bishop
could not conceive. Mayors asked him
the feeling at Jackson, and to the best of
his knowledge he told him u 9 conversa-
ton was not in the shape of an interview
lOI luc OkN1OIhA -Ol Ar dlu cNou udu Ut
used the language credited to him, May
ers would nave been guilty of a breach of
courtesy in publishing 1t. He considered
the article outrageous, and could moo uD-
derstand the object of the DEMOCRAT
STAR in placing him before the world in
such a false light"
In reply to which we hasten to
reply as follows:
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
Jackson county.
This day personally appeared before me,
w. NJ. Denny, Clerk of the Circnit and
CbanceTy Courts of the county and State
aforesaid, the undersigned, p. K. Man ers,
editor and proprietor of the PAsCAGoULA
DEMoCRAT-STAR, who being by me duly
sworn, deposes and says that in an article
published in the said DEMOCRAT. STAR in
its issue dated June 3, 1857, beaded
Clerical Robes" Bishop Hugh Miller
Thompson was quoted as having made use
of certain language with reference to the
late Jackson tragedy. and he says that
the language quoted III said article was
used by said Bishop Thompson at the time
aud under the circumstances therein men
toned, and was correctly quoted in said
article without perversion or change OF
sense or spirit. p. X. MAYERS.
sworn 10 and subscribed before me this,
the 9Th day of June, 1887.
w. M. DENNY, Clerk.
| hereby certify that the above affidavit
has been deposited with me and is left 10
my possession for pubic inspection.
w. NJ. DENNY.
We have no disposition to press
Bishop Thompson OIL the subject,
but if he proposes to deny saying
what We charged that he did say,
we call upon him to deny it under
his own signature, and as solemn,
letnite aud specific as we now
make the charge. The above inter-
view simply amounts to nothing as
/ denial, it is not given under his
signature, and be is not responsible
or it. Hence, it is scarcely worthy
notice, aud we presume it was
published for effect. IL the
thinks, however, that by
Iuch easy methods lie can discredit
he editor of this paper, and is
'atis6ed with il, We have no con-
'laint to make. he fails to deny
.pecidcally wheu he bad an excel
ent opportunity to do so.
We did not publish his remarks
o malice or for revenge, but that
he world might judge of the pro-
'riety and moral effect OF language
uttered By a p~rOtessed
eacher of religion aud a mdu Of
vide influence under the formidable
Ihield of sacredotal robes. We
FOuld not rejoice At the downfall
any man, bat we do say down
With any nan who would promuI. I
pate doctrines in the interest of
he darkest Of crimes aud culcula-
ed 70 foster crime BY detracting ,
hon y ia proper prop6uiou OF [